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Embroidered Piques. Many
kinds ; some with narrow to
match. Not a fault excepttha
the lots are little. A quarter
drops from the price, just the
same.
White were $I.2o to $500 ;
Now csc. to $500.
Buff were 81. .38 to $2.Oo;
Now $I.o5 to $3.50.
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Mat1atarakHF'%.
Philadelphia, Monday, July Is, 1887.

Store closed at /. P. NJ. on
Saturdays during the Summer.
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Soft, thick, close, Bleached
German Table Linen, SO in,
so cents. Napkins to match.
Cream German Damask, ?
inches more than 2 yards wide,
.85 cents. To look at it you'd
say it'd "wear like iron." II
won't, but it'll last till you tire
Of it. Napkins too.
Mems Linen Handkerchieis,
woven colored borders, 81 a
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JOR woRK neatly dome.
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When you see a new Book
announced look for it on our
New Book Table. It'll be
there. 1t came to us on the
day of publication. They all
do; light or heavy or between.
The biggest collection you
can find Of light Summer read
ing. Paper covered Novels
by standard authors, 9 to I8
cents each.
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Located 416 Market.
, Wilmington Clothing
~ House.
- John w. Diefendorf,
Manager.
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and State Items

COuAAOJ
o.muel Wilds, formerly employed at
o@%T HIovton House, is room clerk at the
Ine EN- Jl House, RehObOth Beach.
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District Court.

The Bossier District Court met on
last Monday. Following is the list
OF Grand Jurors:
L. B. Moss foreman), G. B. Hodges,
Chas. Banks, j. J. Mckinney, G. G.
Novel;, G. S. O'Daniel, Elias Skan-
nal, j. A. Ford, J. w. Prince, J. NJ.
Stacey, VIM. Rhodes, J. B. Gladney,
Il. Bodenheimer, Henry Stone, T. P.
Larkin, Clay Grider.
The Grand framed five true bills
and will finally adjourn tomorrow.
Following are the indictments: Isaac
Baltimore, burglary and carrying
concealed weapons; two others for
carrying concealed weapons, and one
for assault and battery, the parties
not having yet been arrested.
Thos. Thomas, charged with carry
ing concealed weapons, pleaded gull
ty, and was fined $40 and costs.
julius Jordan, pleaded guilty to
carrying concealed weapons, and was
fined $40 and costs.
BEHIND THE BARS.
The following named prisoners,
all colored, are in Jail to be tried for
the following crimes:
Frank Stewart, robbery, in stealing
SIS from al. Turner. Though he got
the SIS last August he evaded arrest
until last week, when he was over
hauled by deputy sheriff Wyche.
John Num-, shooting with intent
to commit murder.
Emma Booker, shooting, with MUIR
derous intent. Her intended victim
was itch. Green, her husband.
Gus. Simon, shooting with intent
to murder.
Joe Hall, assault and battery.
Joe Stroud, petit larceny, in steal
ing pair of pantaloons.
Dave Coleman, manslaughter.
Hal. Thomas. assault and battery.
Thomas johnson, shooting with
intent to murder.
Joe Carter, shooting and killing a
horse.
Allen Primus, assaulting a girl.
Isaac Gallimore, burglary; in steal
ing $3.50 from Lays store, at Bod
ceau Station.
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Homestead Entry No. 1907.
Land Office at Natchitoches. La

Land Office at Natchitoches, La y
November 23d, 1886.
Notice is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice of his in
tension to make final proof in support of his
claim. and that said proof will BIS made before
the honorable District Judge, or in his absence
the.Clerk OF the District Court, at Bellevue,
La. onJanuary the 10th, 1887, viz {: Homestead
En5ry No. l907-Winston Johnson-for the
northwest quarter of northeast quarter, and
northeast quarter of northwest quarter of
section twelve, township 20 North, range l2
West, Louisiana Meridian. He names the
following witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon, and cultivation of, said land
viz: Sam Adger, Sam Maxwell, Price Smith,
ana Derry Mcconnell, all of Midway p o.,
BOssier Parish, La
w. E. RUSSELL, Register.
December 2, 1886 JAMS
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Partition Safe.

L. C. Biggs No; sl4s. District
VS.. Court, BOSSier Par
j. L. Biggs, ct ais. )ish, La.
Dy virtue of an order and commission for
I'D sale issued in above entitled case, and to
me directed, authorizing and requiring me to
sell, for purpose of PARTON between plaintiff
and defendants, the hereinafter described
lands owned in indivision by them, 1 will, on
Wednesday, the 18th day of January A. D.,
1887, at the Court House door, in the town of
Bellevue, La, within the legal hours prescrib-
ed by law, proceed to sell at public auction to
the last and highest bidder, the following de-
scribed lands, to.wit:
The east half of northeast quarter, and 60
acres in west half of southeast quarter of Sec
tion 81 and south half of northwest quarter,
and northwest quarter of northwest quarter,
and l8 acres in north half of northwest quar-
ter Of southwest quarter of section 33, town
ship 20 North, range IL West, containing 280
acres, more or less.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to appraisc-
ment.
R. E. WYCHE, Sheriff and
sxofficio Auctioneer, Bossier parish, La.
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Book Reviews.

The PHILOSOPHY of Words" is a
very instructive and invaluable lit
tie volume, by Frederic Garlanda,
Phi. D. While the book is an inter-
esting study it reads like romance,
and the reader is both entertained
and instructed. The author appeals
through the pages of his book alike
to the casual reader and to the stu
dent of languages, and the great
number of people who read work
like this cannot fail to be attracted
at the beginning, interested throu-
ghout, and we'll informed at the
end. Not one person in hundred
thousand, perhaps, has given a
thought to the origin of that mys
terious means of expression called
''language"--why a certain word
will convey PERSONS intentions,
state of the mind, sentiments of the
heart, or the emotions of the soul?
Yet, in another language, another
word conveys the same meaning |!
The work is an invitation to the
study of language, and its object is
to awaken interest in pathological
study. Published by A. Lowell &
Co., 16 Astor Place, New York city;
price, in cloth, by mail, 81 35.
The 'sMillenial Dawn" is the first
volume of a series under this title.
and treats, as the author terms it.,
of ''The Plan of the Ages" The
second volume will be upon the
"Times and Seasons of Scripture .
This volume takes up the subject at
o point where the Skepticaliy in,
clined will be most interested, and
proceeds with the important theme
in logical order, step by step, pre-
senting the truths which the author
finds in the Bible bearing upon the
subject. The author, while close
reasoner, is eminently scriptural,
bringing forth a s-Thus saith the
Lord" to substantiate his argu-
ments. The subject and its trest
ment are deeply interesting, aud all
seekers after the so:called hidden
truths of Revelation will be deligh
ted to find a treaties that explains
so clearly things mysterious or only
half understood. Published by the
"Tower Publishing Co.," No. 40
! Federal street, Allegheny, Pa.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS PAID.-Perrin &
1elgler, to Oct. 1, 1886, 50; Jasper
MSls, to Got. q, 1886, 90; F. j.
Ac0ck, to Oct. l, 1886, 80; Utz &
smith, to October 20, 1886, 90; S.
neiold, for year 1886, So; Florsheim
0'0s'. to Sept. 25, 1886, So; E. j.
anan, to April "a, 1856, 50; w. Fl.
0'edsoe, to Jan. %, 1888, So; J. j.
sa'aes, (per W. M. Abney) to April
1000, VI 25; 7. N. Braden, Jr.,
'eoet. 7, 1887, 90; A. J. Smith, to
aug 81, 1886, 81; J. S. Overcast,
W. Y .. A. Kelly to Nov. II, 1886,
:. ~. Marion Doyle, to July 1, 1856,
> ". A. Stroud, (per A. R. Thomp-
~ 1a tor 1886, 90; VIM. w. Lay, for
'', y; J. P. Vance, (per R. E.
seae, Jr',) to Nov. %, 1886, s4.s5;
: oneal, (per A. r. Thompson)
sos. %, 1885, sa; G. D. sandidge,
Apnl 8, 1887, 50; J. NJ. McClana.
-, lper G. D. Sandidge) to March
'00'' "; Charles Hicks, to Dec.
-. i0Se, % 35; John Harris, for
,sss =; +. r. Galloway, to Dec. 81,
,sss y 40; Jere Bryant, to May 1,
4 :, ~ Tom Copeland, for 1886,
: : :. Y. McDade, to June 80, 1887,
-. y ]. Hickman, to March IL,
,sss g s4 ]. n. Platt, TO June IA,
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StrNg Sale.

Estrayed before w. H. Bledsoe, j. p, Ward
u 6, Bossier parish, by F NJ. Brown, on
January 3, 1887, and will be sold at Haughton,
Louisiana, within the legal hours of sale, on
Mare, about 5 years old, about IA hands high
and branded on right hip with figure invert-
ed Appraised at $25.
Also, one Brown Horse colt, about II years
old, with white spot in face and right hind
foot white. Appraised at $40
The ner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &c
ED. NJ. PLATT, Constable.
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R. 3. Wyche, Jr., deputy sheriff,
has been appointed Deputy U. s.
Marshal. Mr.. Wyche has proven
himself to be a worthy and capable
deputy sheriff, and this appoint
ment is a commendable one and
veil deserved.
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~ Fifty free scholarships are to
be distributed on or before Febru-
ary7 by the Minden Female Col.
lege, to teacbars or those expecting
to teach. The President is board
ing for $40 per month. Those in
terested can address Maj. A. L.
Cox, Minden. La.
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Estrayed before R. G. Stnson, j. p, Ward 2,
II Bossier parish, Louisiana, by Calvin
GIliard, and will be sold at Shady Grove La.
within the legal hours of sale, on Saturday,
the 18th day of February, 1887, one Dark
Roam Mare Poney, about years old. branded
on left shoulder with letters J. S.
Appraised at $50.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges. &c
w. E. MORRIS, Constable.
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A Good INVEsTMENT.-The best
religions paper of which we have
any knowledge, is 1.-THE Illustrated
oarlstian Weekly" published at 150
Nassau street, New York. The
Weekly is ably edited, handsomely
Illustrated and its pages of classic
and instructive reading matter af.
lords information worth many times
'le cost of subscription. 1t is the
oest and cheapest illustrated paper,
and nnsectarian religious weekly in
'le land. just the paper for you.
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If sou desire boom in your
business, advertise. Advertise what
you want to sell; what you want to
bus; where you do business and you
will make money.
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E Here is some good advice for
the young, the middle aged and the
old: When you want anything in
the dry goods line, clothing or gen.
temen's furnishing goods, 60 to
Messrs. Henry Dreyfuss & Sons,
Shreveport.
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1 A great many persons are
taking advantage of the low prices
offered by Mr.. Julius A. Jacobs,
agent, Shreveport, as his popular
store is crowded with goods.
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Close connection at Chattanooga for points
in Tennessee and Virginia; and ut Cincinnati
for Northern and Eastern Cities
Summer Excursion tickets now on sale.
For further informatitn, as to rates, &C.,
write to l. HARDY.
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Vicksburg, Miss.
Superintendent. Gen1 Passenger Agt.
Vicksburg, Miss. Cincinnati, Ohio
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Cana Of the business men of town
.,,od their ink frozen up hard Mon
day morning.
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r. Messrs. Henry Dreyfuss &
Son. Shreveport, have an elegant
stock of goods on hand, and are
ready TO welcome their customers.
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The editor of the Banner
casses the forty fifth milestone on
h;s Journey of life tomorrow.
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4 heavy snow fell here Tuesday
evening, which still covers the
crouud and house tops.
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u Novelties are daily arriving,
and now open, at 36 Texas street,
shreveport. Call on Mr.. julius A.
Jacobs, agent.
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We have had a slippery time OF
late. The old year slipped out; the
New Year slipped in; some people
sIipped down, and few slipped up.
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Fconomy and thrift should be
,,o Uatchword for 1883.
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The GaIIows.
Jim Jones to be Hanged d-Prepara-
ti0ns for the Execution.

"oA0 ocSuu On yes
terday for the execution of jim
Jones, colored, who, about two wears
ago, murdered Matilda Edwards.
colored. The scaffold upon which
Dennis Boyd was hanged, has been
placed in the same position between
Moore's warehouse and Oneaps
warehouse, and as the law prohibits
public executions, the open spaces
viii De closed in. Tomorrow morn
ing deputy sheriff Wyche will leave
for Shreveport to bring over the
condemned man. Jones is about 35
years OF age, of griffe color. and
mas long borne the reputation of a
brutal and dangerous character.
STORY OF THE MURDER.
In October, 1884, jim Jones, aid
ed by j. G. Pickett, Ferdinand Ed.
wards, and other prisoners, burrow-
ed out of the parish Jail and es-
capped. Jones had been sentenced
to six months Imprisonment for car
rying a revolver, and his term of
Imprisonment lacked only few
days of expiration when he broke
Jail. The other prisoners were: j.
Z. Pickett, charged with numbering
boy in Webster parish; Andrew
North, colored, sentenced to four
years imprisonment for manslaugh.
ter; and Ferdinand Edwards, COL
ored, husband of the woman Jones
murdered, and who was under life
sentence for murder. North volun
tarily returned and is now serving
his time in the Penitentiary. Jones,
Pickett aud Edwards escaped. Ed
wards, who is a one-legged man,
made remarkably good time in his
escape, and has not been heard of
since.
Jones fingered in the vicinity, in
hiding, for several weeks. He was
too affectionate, it was rumored,
with Matilda Edwards, wife of bis
former fellow prisoner. The woman
lived in cabin on the Red Chute.
near Benton. Becoming jealous of
the woman, Jones went to her cabin
one night. The woman was in bed
with her child, and Jones brutally
shot her, the bullet taking effect in
the throat. There were only two or
three women in the house at the
tins, and the murderer walked out
amid their terrifying shrieks. Fear,
ing that he had not killed his vic
tim, the assassin returned to the
bedside of the wounded woman,
and despite her pleadings and pray
ers, again shot her. The ball took
effect in the side, and in few weeks
the unfortunate woman was reliev-
ed from her sufferings by death.
The assassin was arrested on Jan
uary 81, the following year, at a
point opposite Dixon's x Roads, in
Caddo parish. He was lodged in
Jail at this place. Four days after
ward, on Friday night, the Jail was
discovered to be on fire. The night
was unusually cold, and the ground
frozen and covered by fast falling
sleet. The Jail was totally burned,
and only for the wind blowing in an
opposite direction, the business por-
tion of the town would have been
burned. The Jail was built in 1866,
at cost of SI1 900, and would
have been serviceable for quite a
number of years.
Jones set fire to the Jail with
matches, which he concealed in his
hair There were three or four 9TH
er prisoners in the Jail but they
made no attempt to escape, and
subsequently informed the authori-
ties that Jones fred the Jail, and
threatened that if they informed on
him, he would kill them, exhibiting
at the time large knife which he
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Died

At her home at Rocky Mount, on Saturday
nighl, January lst, Mrs. RACHAEL S. KIRK,
wife of j. l. B. Kirk, in her 70 year.
Times Democrat and Shreveport Times
please copy.
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Goodbye old year, and luck at
tend you into the past.
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BELLEVUE. La.
ru,lRsDAY, ,:::::::::::IANUARY 6, 1887.

ma Sunny South is booming at
nosnherically.
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fdomplete in one volume, 433 pages, beauti-
~ fully illustrated. The engravings include
a steel portrait of the author; his old Church
alsd adjoining residence in Mobile; Erin s
sagi ana tne conquered Banner
The book will be sent to any address on re-
cespt of price, $500.
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~. P, B. Holt, of the Bossier
n.mocrat. gave us pleasant call
last week.
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The Baltimore Publishing Co.

IVA w. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md.
B.-One half of the profits accruing
from the sale of this volume of poems from
date to March 1st will be devoted to the fund
for the erection of Monument to Father
Ryan, to be placed over his grave in Mobile
Help on the work and swell the fund by pur-
chasing a copy of the book.
g Wantedmen and women in every town,
village and parish to act as agents for the sale
of this book. Liberal pay will be given for
services rendered Send for descriptive circu-
lars Jan
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Fast Time, First-CIass Equipment
Sure Connections,

See that your tickets read via Texas and
Pacific Railway. For Maps, Time Tables
Tickets, Rates, and all required information
call on or address any of the Ticket Agents, OF
Ii. p. HUGHES. Passenger Agent, Houston
B. w. MCCULLOUGH, General Passenger
Agent, Dallas, Texas
W, H. NEWMAN, Traffic Manager, Calves
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A Wonderful Book of Song.
THE POEMS OF
FATHER RYAN,
THE FAR-FAMED POET PRIEST
OF THE SOUTH.

TIE Amended and Enriched Edition. Ringing
Lyrics of the War. Battle Songs which
fired the South aud compelled the
admiration of the Foe.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-27
A GRAND SCHEME.
4 Company to supply Cheap Light and
Power % and from HALEY.

4 Company 70 supply Cheap Light and
Power 70 and from HALEY.
Manse Coffin left today for the
East, Intending to be gone about four
weeks and to visit the headquarters Of
the various electric light companies,
in order to ascertain which oompany's
plant will answer the purpose best on
Wood River. If he finds what be
wants, Mr.. Coffin will secure it At
once, and telegraph here, when COM
pany will DO organized to purchase
the plan. and carry out tho scheme
which has been outlined.
This scheme is to erect electric
light works at HALEY that will supply
light and power to all the towns and
mines within . radius of Is or 20
miles. To start with the plant will
be for about AZ lights, and sufficient to
supply fully 1000 horsepower. The
works may be located anywhere along
Wood River, and tho power trans.
m,tted over wires to mines and mllls,
where it can be used, Just a. any
other power, for hosting, pumping,
running mills, lighting mines and
towns, etc. The eos. of such . plant
will range from $4,000 to $4,000,
but after the FIRST cost is paid the out.
lay will be comparatively small
From these central works Bradford
Bellevue, Bullion, Ketchum, HALEY,
the Gold Belt, and the mines and
mills in their vicinity can be supplied
with much cheaper power than cat
be obtained in any other way.
AS there is practically no limit &c
the distance to which power can b
transmitted by this means, even the
mines of Smoky can, after \ while
be supplied with power from HALEY
e. G. Coffin & Co., Sam. Allen
W. H. Watt, and others have ALREADY
signifed their intention of taking
stock in the company, and there is ut
doubt but that, within a few months
the scheme will have assumed q prac
teal shape.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-27

most prominently mentioned in con.
nsction with the "boom" ars Ophlr,
Mexican, Con. Cal. & Va, Best 4
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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-27
Tobacco and tho Heart.

The danger of tobacco smoking is
manifested, DR.. Troitski thinks, in its
effect upon the action of the heart.
During a series of observations he
found that in every case, varying &C.
cording to the condition of tho in
div,dual, smoking produced an accel-
Grafton of the pulse rate and slight
elevation of temperature. Represent
ing the temperature of those who do
not smoke by 1000, that of moderate
smokers would be zoos, and while
the heart in the former case was max.
ing 1000 pulsations, in tho latter it
would beat 1880 times.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-27
Excitement In Texas.

Great excitement has been caused In the
vicinity of Paris, Tex, by the remarkable
recovery Of Mr.. }. E. Corley, who was so
helpless he could not turn in bed, or raise
hishead; everybody said he was dying OF
A trial bottle Of Dr. Kings
New Discovery was sent him. Finding
relief, he bought large bottle and box
of Or. Kings New Life Pills; by the time
he had taken two boxes of Pills and two
bottles Of the Discovery, he was well and
had gained In flesh thirty-eix pounds.
Trial Bottles Of this Great Discovery
for consumption free at j. A. Ruperts
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-27
The Verdict Unanimous.

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